I'm kind of bummed. I paid $35.00 in August of 2015 and now I find out I have to pay more to be in the beta program....Developers are getting greddier every day.
There used to be a time when people got to play the beta for free.....

I don't want to be the +1 here, but I registered a forum account; activated the forum account, and activated the badges for all of my previous games to make this point.

It is really discouraging to see the beta access being offered on Steam Early Access for a total of $45.00 USD (at least, in the United States) when that same access would cost me another $20.00 USD (total of $55.00). I understand there were compromises to be made - offering the game on Steam for $55.00 USD or $60.00 USD would've met with stiff resistance from Steam users, while reducing the price of beta access would've also offended any existing backer who purchased it. However, as an early backer I would have expected the decision to weigh in our favor. Refund the points in the backer system to those who purchased beta access, or something.

I am not a cheapskate; in all likelihood I will purchase the beta access. I backed BT IV and Wasteland 2 at well above minimum levels. I own over over 1,100 games between Steam and GOG. I am happy to spend money on my gaming habit.

LuckyAceXIII wrote:There doesn't seem to be a provision for Steam users to get access to the Beta password. This seems counter-productive. I paid for the Beta through Steam. Should I simply post my feedback here?

I'm currently under the impression that the steam version isn't a beta, but instead early access... Not sure if that's right but if it is then you wouldn't need a beta key. Your game will eventually become the final version after several updates, but that might change or I might just be wrong. So hopefully someone will clear that up for you. Do note though that many people are still flaming about the whole steam early access thing. So if your trolling bravo.

LuckyAceXIII wrote:There doesn't seem to be a provision for Steam users to get access to the Beta password. This seems counter-productive. I paid for the Beta through Steam. Should I simply post my feedback here?

LuckyAceXIII wrote:There doesn't seem to be a provision for Steam users to get access to the Beta password. This seems counter-productive. I paid for the Beta through Steam. Should I simply post my feedback here?

It looks like the password-locked forum is indeed a Kickstarter exclusive.

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